Sad street demise

READING about the closure of Ann Summers (Evening Times February 14), the phrase “the demise of Sauchiehall Street” says it all for me.

One of the classiest streets in Scotland, if not the classiest, has become skanky and a proper midden.

I am against pedestrianisation and in my view that’s when the rot set in, coupled with successive councils who have waged war with motorists.

I just think the place lost the hustle and bustle of a city centre street when the council banned cars.

I used to love wandering about, in and out the shops, and buying.

Now it’s Braehead for my money and I very rarely go in town now.

Johnny Mack, posted online

Leave names

READING about the councillor proposing to rename the city streets named after trade barons who used slaves (Evening Times February 14), you cannot post-judge events which were the norm in the past.

To us slavery is abhorrent, yes.

It wasn’t universally popular then either and was eventually banned.

If there weren’t enough of the captives own people who sold their own people (whom they treated like possessions) there would not have been a slave trade.

That does not let the all swine off the hook who engaged in the trade but we are not to blame. Once you start renaming streets you open it up to every crackpot fad which comes along.

Why not Kylie Street or Farage Street or heaven help us Nicola Street? Leave well alone.

William Boyd, posted online

Ludicrous idea

IF you want these women recognised that’s a fair comment but to rename the likes of Argyle Street is ludicrous!

Leave them alone.

Debbie Young, posted online

Party 'mafia'

READING Frank McAveety’s column (Evening Times February 14), Labour will always put Glasgow Labour councillors and their next of Kin first.

Yes Frank we’ve known that for years, and it’s this policy that’s made Labour unelectable.

The Labour gravy train is predicted to be replaced by an SNP one.

If only we had more independent (not independence) candidates, Glasgow could have a chance to flourish.

Looks like we’re stuck with the Scottish mafia as it stands, be it a Labour or SNP.

David Keane, posted online